¡Ay Bendito! The No. 1 Song in America Is in Spanish Ana Johnson - CNN
go to original June 6, 2017

Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber - Despacito (Vevo-DUCK)

A wall may go up between the United States and its Spanish-speaking neighbor to the south, but nothing can stop the success of the nation's current No. 1 hit song, which is mostly in ... Español.

The song "Despacito," by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi and reggaetón star Daddy Yankee is number one on Billboard's Hot 100 for the third week in a row (it also features Justin Bieber). Although Latin influence in pop culture is not new, there hasn't been a Spanish language song in the top spot since "Macarena" in 1996.

But "Despacito" which means slowly in Spanish, is far from a gimmicky dance craze song. Instead, the Latin pop and urban love song has Spanish and non-Spanish speakers singing "¡ay bendito."

Twitter user @madisoncarlei_h jokes, "pretty sure i learned more spanish by looking up the lyrics to "Despacito" than i learned all year from my actual Spanish teacher."

Meanwhile, Twitter user @hannahjmurray says, "I'd be lying if I said my white self didn't try and learn the lyrics to despacito."

Fonsi has a hard time explaining the success of his song. "I don't know the exact reason why this particular song has connected with a worldwide audience, especially with those who don't understand Spanish ... I just wanted to write a great song."

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